Tuatara eat other native species. If their numbers increase too greatly on an island sanctuary, they can upset the natural balance with other protected species on which they prey. Several insect species are threatened on Stephens Island in Cook Strait where there are more than 50,000 tuatara.
ENT OF CONSERVATION
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Forest and Bird, Issue 294, 1 November 1999, Page 32
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50Tuatara eat other native species. If their numbers increase too greatly on an island sanctuary, they can upset the natural balance with other protected species on which they prey. Several insect species are threatened on Stephens Island in Cook Strait where there are more than 50,000 tuatara. ENT OF CONSERVATION Forest and Bird, Issue 294, 1 November 1999, Page 32
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